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Boomer who’s getting more liberal with age. I like baseball. I like advanced stats. I like dad jokes and intellect. Being kind is a superpower.
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Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.

I solved the 6/28/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 4:44! Yikes!

Connections Puzzle #748 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦

Strands #482 “... not included” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 💡🔵🟡

Wordle 1,470 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

To carry grace, even when the world does not deserve it, that is not weakness, that is power…

Wordle 1,469 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 It took a while.

This.

I solved the 6/27/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:01!

Strands #481 “Playing dirty” 💡🔵💡🔵 💡🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵🔵 I was a bit slow today.

It’s time to open the books. An investigation needs to be opened into just how much has been spent on the deportations, the detainments, the unknown Stasi. The hotels, per diems. I want to know how much of taxpayer money has been spent to date. How they’re being paid, how much they’re being paid.

Connections Puzzle #747 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪

She’s a winner.

I solved the 6/26/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:49!

Strands #480 “Fowl business” 🔵🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵🔵

Connections Puzzle #746 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟪🟪🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦

Wordle 1,468 6/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I solved the 6/25/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:08!

Strands #479 “Worth the splurge” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🔵

Connections Puzzle #745 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Wordle 1,467 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Tough one to guess.

A civil right is no civil right at all if it is dependent on where you live. The point of states getting to be laboratories of democracy is not that they get to find new and exciting ways to deprive people of the protections of the constitution.

Schrier to RFK Jr: You gave Cassidy the answer he needed to hear in order to get his confirmation vote, then as soon as you were secretary you turned around & fired all 17 members. You lied. I also want to be clear that I will lay all responsibility for every vaccine-preventable death at your feet.

WCK resumed cooking in Gaza after our first aid delivery in 12 weeks. With new ingredients on hand, we’re preparing warm, carb-rich meals like pasta and hearty potato stews. The WCK team cooked nearly 10,000 meals on day one of resumed operations. #ChefsForGaza (1/2)

I solved the 6/24/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:56!

Strands #478 “Healthful helpers” 🔵🟡🔵🔵 🔵🔵

Connections Puzzle #744 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Wordle 1,466 6/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Phew is right.

Strands #477 “Breaking up the band” 💡🔵🔵🔵 🟡🔵🔵🔵

Connections Puzzle #743 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟦🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟦 🟨🟦🟨🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟨 A series of unfortunate events.

Wordle 1,465 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A lowly 5 - but I’ll take it.

I solved the 6/22/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:46!

Strands #476 “Fragrant abuse” 🔵🔵🔵💡 🔵🟡🔵🔵

Connections Puzzle #742 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦

Wordle 1,464 5/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 There’s no way I’d have gotten this without identifying all of the letters.

I solved the 6/21/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 5:45! Yikes.

Wordle 1,463 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Once again - if given two options…

Strands #475 “Goose eggs” 🔵🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵🔵🔵

Connections Puzzle #741 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟪🟦🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟪🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

I solved the 6/20/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:18!

Strands #474 “Just a dusting” 🔵💡🔵🔵 💡🔵🔵💡 🔵🟡🔵

Connections Puzzle #740 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Wordle 1,462 5/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Rutroh.

I solved the 6/19/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:14!